Method of sealing closed containers



Get, 9-, 1923. 1,469,923

B. HELLER METHOD OF SEALING CLOSED CONTAINERS.

Filed Nov. 4, 1922 2 Sh'eets-Sheet 1 W/r/v EssEs I i 1NVENT0R.-

A TTORNEYS.

Get. 9, 1923. 1,469,923

B. HELLER 1 METHOD OF SEALING CLOSED CONTAINERS Filed Nov. 4, 1922 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 9 g r// j I 7 WW3 INVENTQR.

A TTORNEYS.

' claimed...

' plication, like numerals of reference indi- Patented on, a we.

titans:

BENJAMIN HELLER, emerge rumors.

Mnrrron or SEA-nae chosen eonreinnnsl Ap'plication filed November 4, 1922. Serial No. 538,989.

To (ZZZ whom itmag concernr; f

13c itlrnown that L'BnNJ'A'MfN HELLER, a citizen of the United States, residing at Chicago, in the county ofCook and State of I1- linois, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Methods of Sealing Closed Containers, of which the following is a specification. i

The primary object of this invention resides in an improved method of sealing closed containers, wherein it is an impossi billty to open the containers, or in some 111 stances, to even tamper with the same without breaking the seal.

' A further object of the invention resides in a methodof sealing containers that may be employed with all types of conta1i1ershav 'ing widely Varied forms of closures, in a simple, cheap and expeditious manner.

The; nature and advantages of the inventlon Wlll be better understoodwhen the fol lowing detailed description is read in connection with the accompanylng drawings,

the invention residing in the construction, combination, and arrangement of parts as In the drawings forming part of this apcate similar parts in the several views, and

wherein 2- Figure 1 is a vertical cross sectional view of one form of contalner, showlng the cover for the same sealed by my improved method. p

Figure 2 is a top plan view of the contain- I er shown inFigure 1.

fied manner.

Figures 3 and 4: are vertical cross sectional views of different types of containers, also showing the covers for the same sealed in accordance with my improved method, and

Figure 5 is a fragmentary top plan view of the container shown in Figure 1, showing the cover thereof sealedin a shghtly modi- In. describing my method, and referring. to

the drawings, there is shown in Figures 1' string or tape 6 is adapted to have its. op-v posits ends engaged through thespac ed perforations in thebott'om of; the-barrel. fThe opposite ends of" the string, or tape, or round or flat, wire band of metal 6 is then brought I upwardly within the barrel and has its eX treme outer ends positioned over the sides" thereof. hen this has been done,'the barrel may be filled. I r

Thejcover 4: is also provided with a pair of similarly spaced perforations 7 and be fore applying this cover to the barrel, the

ends of the string or tape 6 are threadedv through these'perforations 'Z-to: be held outwardly of the cover while applying the same.

After the cover has been applied, the string or wire is drawn taut within the barrel, and the portions extending outwardly of the cover are layed over as at 8'upon the cover,

and are then sealed by a sealing medium 9.

The application of my method to the type of container shown in Figure 3, in which figure, the container comprises a body 10 having the well-known type of slip co ver ll, the steps are substantially the same as those described for the container shown in Figures 1 and 2.

' In Figure 4, I have shown my methodof sealing containers as being applied toa container having a screw closure. In this figure,

12 indicates the container, and 13 the screw 1 closure. .In this type of container, the steps are substantially the same as those employed in sealing the containers shown in Figures 1, 2 and 3.v This is true with the exception of the fact that in securing the cap 13'upon' the container, the cord or the like 6 is al-' lowed to feed into the container for permiting the same to be wound upon itself as at 1 1. After the top is: in proper position upon the, container, the ends of the cord are pulled for ti htening the cord within the container, at hlCll time, the ends thereof are sealed as at 9 as above described. In this instance, it will be seen that thescrew cap. is allowed to be screwed in a reverse direction at a slight 7 distance upon the container in view of the.

coiled portion 14 of thecord, but thelnature of this coiled portion issuch as to preventtotal disengagement of the cap from the 00114 tainer. 1;

In the modification shown in Figure 5, the I ends of the string, tape or wire 6 is also passed throughspacedperforationsinadisk seal 15 of tin or the like, after the cover 4 has been positioned in place. The extreme ends of the cord or tape 6 are thencoi'led as 7 that slight deviations may be departedifrom Without effecting the spirit and scope of the invention as claimed. Vhat I claim as new isz j k Ine method of sealing closed containers wherein a, pair of spaced pertorationsv are provided within the bot-tom; of the container,

inserting the opposite ends of a band of Wire or tape through thesebperforations, extending the ends "of the 7 Wire or tape upwardly within the c oiftmi ner and .dillowing the'same .to" engage over the sides thereof, then filling the container and engaging the opposite ends o'f'theWi-re or tape through a palrrof spewedperforations in the. top o fthe c0n tti'iner, applying the top to the container;

tightening the Wire or cord Within the con-f tainer, and then settling thefproject-in'gends I of the cord upon the top thereof, In testimony BENJAMIN HEL ER; 

